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Moths in slow motion [video]
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#82We could design human flight like that, what are we waiting for? Literally self-powered flight; human pedals, the A.I. directs the flap mechanism.
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#83Beautiful, but just leave these/all animals alone ...
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#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Rosy Maple moth is my favorite so it makes me happy to se it as the first one. It's a good moth to represent the cute or adorable aspect of moths. There is a similar, almost identical fuzzy wig moth like them that is entirely white. I think their flight is a good representation of Douglas Adams' description of flight being falling without hitting the ground. Such a great channel and good start to the day.
Yes, Douglas Adams sums up pretty well the flight of moths. But the Guide is even funnier, it says that to fly, one must "throw themselves at the ground and miss".
THAT'S the quote. Thank you.
It seems like moths, and many other insects, throw themselves at everything and just miss most of the time.
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#85Love stuff like this. Always reminds me of the classic film Microcosmos.[0]
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#86Slightly off-topic, but I really love the video[1] embedded in the article. Just a slow motion video, no nonsense. Most slow motion videos on youtube has a section on the setup, the backyard of the producer, the equipment etc. Just give me a slow motion video without all the interruptions. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQL25_hoQ1k
> a section on the setup, the backyard of the producer, the equipment etc
Funny, that’s exactly what he does in this video https://youtu.be/Cnn9CfsYJqc
At 1:35 he shows his backyard here https://youtu.be/1Wnd6c42w7w
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#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
I like your point about the slow motion stuff being eye opening - I agree. I don't get why _every_ point about 'the wonder of nature' has to suffixed with a downer. It actually leaves the impression with me that you actually want to put everyone on a downer, while trying to signal to us how much you love nature. Its like saying the ice cream is great, but its so unhealthy for you to eat. The way I see it, eat the ice…
I recognise that! Did not want to put you on a downer though, just reflect on why it often feels like we are on a slow motion train wreck, incapable of doing much about it. Feels like we should generally have more positive narratives and stories of the future, like this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarpunk
The truth is also that this is not a problem you or I created. We leave our lives fairly simply I'm sure, choosing not to harm others. When we make choices, these choices are provisioned for us by the governance structure and the corporations. The same entities that cause environmental damage (eg wrt fires - cutting down pristine forests rather than farming them, poor forest management in not undertaking controlled burns, etc). This is not our fault. To me, this is directly equivalent to the Christian idea that we are born in sin. We are not.
However, it is expedient that this is the message that we receive and so we are being blamed for 'climate change'. Those doing the blaming are those that caused the problem - corporations and governments.
Rather than take a positive action to address the problem, even if there is a hit to the bottom line (money), it is far easier and cheaper to 'socialise' the risk. So corporation use lobbyists etc to make government put the costs on the general population (carbon taxes, 'smart' cities, etc). And, as it happens, this provides the same corporations with the opportunity to make even more money, providing us with the governmental solutions that they lobbied to achieve!
Its a win/win for the corporations. Its lose/lose for the general public.
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#88This is incredibly nice, but I kept wondering how it looked like in real time. 6000 fps is a lot , so how much is it slowed down ? 100x ? (6000 -> 60 fps?)
I agree. I find it so strange when people talk about the frame rate. The is a product of filming and doesn't directly matter to the viewer. To the viewer I care what the slowdown is. Presumably it is 6000/30 which is 200x slower, but it doesn't actually say anywhere that I can find.
I guess bigger number is better click-bait?
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#89There's a surprising amount of dust and what look to be "moth bits" flying around during take off. Between that, and the old admonishment from parents not to touch the wings or it'll knock off the dust they need to fly, I'm left wondering if moths only have a certain number of flaps in them before they can no longer fly. Since it's their last stage before death, I could see the evolutionary advantage to not wasting resources healing / replenishing your wings. Something to read about later.
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#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's because this video is the sixth in the series. The first video goes into all those details. The setup is meaningful to people who want to know how it was filmed. If you don't care for it you can always skip it. Why ask for the video to have less content that other people might want to watch just because you don't?
I mean, that's kinda like saying "why skip ads, someone made that content" or "why not watch whatever is on the tv on whatever channel happens to be open with you turn it on". People like different things, and tastes change with mood, timing, etc.
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